Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 17 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2019 to 30 Apr, 2019

Specific Details Government's Legal Services Sector Brexit Initiative

Intended results Attendance at a St. Patrick's Day event, Washington D.C, relating to the advancement and support of Ireland as a center for international dispute resolution.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Murphy, Director General

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

For further details of the Government's initiative, see http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR19000005 Read our submissions and keep informed of our law reform activities at https://www.lawsociety.ie/Solicitors/Representation/Policy-and-Law-Reform/

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Dan Mulhall Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)